Critical testing information and key clinical protocols in the palm of your hand

McGraw-Hill's Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests focuses specifically on what you need to know to understand the test, educate the patient, and provide safe, effective care before, during, and after the test. In addition, this easy-to-use clinical companion is the only text to actively incorporate evidence-based practice features throughout, both in test monographs and appendices-a major advantage that enhances your ability to apply the book's content to your daily practice.

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Critical testing information and key clinical protocols in the palm of your hand

With all of the cultural and ethnic information that could affect patient and family care, POCKET GUIDE TO CULTURAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 4th Edition is the perfect portable yet complete reference. This guide discusses the clinical implications of ethnic populations from over 170 countries with a wealth of information on each-from languages spoken to health care beliefs and practices to eye contact. Ideal for everyday use, this handbook is the most comprehensive and portable resource on the market for patient care.

With all of the cultural and ethnic information that could affect patient and family care, POCKET GUIDE TO CULTURAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT, 4th Edition is ...

Explorations in Family Nursing examines a systemic approach to care which can be applied both in hospital and community settings. Working collaboratively with the family, the nurse is able to strengthen the level of care available to the patient and promote the health and well-being of the whole family. The book examines the theory underpinning family nursing and establishes the principles, including how to make assessments, plan interventions and evaluate progress. A team of experienced contributors demonstrate how widely family nursing strategies can be applied in practice and...

Explorations in Family Nursing examines a systemic approach to care which can be applied both in hospital and community settings. Working col...

The new edition of this acclaimed title provides a practical guide to the risks and benefits of undertaking sport and general exercise for patients with diabetes.

Fully updated to reflect the progress and understanding in the field, the book features new chapters and material on insulin pump therapy and exercise, physical activity and prevention of type 2 diabetes, dietary advice for exercise and sport in type 1diabetes, and fluid and electrolyte replacement.

The new edition of this acclaimed title provides a practical guide to the risks and benefits of undertaking sport and general exercise for patients wi...

In order for a community to be truly prepared to respond to any type of emergency, it must develop effective emergency planning. Emergency Planning guides readers through the steps of developing these plans, offering a number of strategies that will help ensure success. It delves into the patterns of human disaster behavior, social psychology, and communication as well as the basics of generic protective actions, planning concepts, implementation, and action.

In order for a community to be truly prepared to respond to any type of emergency, it must develop effective emergency planning. Emergency Planning gu...

Use analogies to make basic ECG concepts comprehensible and memorable for your students The anatomy of the heart is like a house with rooms and doors. The intra-atrial and internodal pathways are like highways. Your students will absorb ECG interpretation like a sponge This diverting, EZ-to-read approach, coupled with sound educational theory, encourages learning in students who are frustrated by the non-descriptive, formulaic writing found in most other textbooks. It's an alternative to the staid, jumpy approach found in other introductory ECG texts: - Well written, and in a style...

Use analogies to make basic ECG concepts comprehensible and memorable for your students The anatomy of the heart is like a house with rooms and do...

Organized by Gordon's Functional Health Patterns, this unique care plan text is packed with outstanding features--it's the resource students will turn to again and again. They'll find everything they need to create and implement great care plans across the lifespan.

Springer Publishing is happy to note the use of this title in the Nursing Education of America CEU classes

This helpful and practical book provides an overview of vision problems in the older adult, ranging from retinopathies and age-related macular degeneration to cataracts and diabetic retinopathy. The contributions outline the prevention, assessment, and management of the major causes of vision loss, supplying nurses with information about the psychological and social impact of vision loss on the older adult and their families. The chapters further discuss resources and...

Springer Publishing is happy to note the use of this title in the Nursing Education of America CEU classes

This book provides an overview of the holistic nursing approach, along with chapters on 20 commonly encountered chronic conditions, ranging from diabetes to sleep disorders. The interventions described for each condition include recommendations for diet, herbal supplements (if appropriate), and therapies such as accupressure, guided imagery, and stress management. Treatment planning emphasizes minimally invasive wellness approaches. Each chapter includes a specific example of a holistic nursing assessment, a collaborative treatment plan with a list of possible interventions, and a section...

This book provides an overview of the holistic nursing approach, along with chapters on 20 commonly encountered chronic conditions, ranging from di...

Assessement and management of pain is an integral aspect of patient care for nurses working in all health care settings. Pain management is a practical guide to current best practice, providing students and newly qualified nurses with the knowledge and skills required to care for a person experiencing or at risk of experiencing pain.

Pain Management explores pain assessment, evaluation and therapeutic management and challenges nurses to reflect upon their practice in order to update and improve their clinical practice. It adopts a chronological approach, exploring the essential...

Assessement and management of pain is an integral aspect of patient care for nurses working in all health care settings. Pain management is a practica...

The role and scope of nursing in primary health care is continually evolving as a result of changes in society. This work explores current issues from the perspective of nursing, showing how policy informs practice. The topics covered include: health needs profiling, assessment, interprofesional work, quality of care, family carers, and new nursing roles in primary health care. This text is suitable for practioners in primary health care, students doing diploma, degree and postgraduate courses in nursing and health studies, as well as post-registration following community nursing courses.

The role and scope of nursing in primary health care is continually evolving as a result of changes in society. This work explores current issues from...

This book explains the mechanisms that cause pain, the impact pain has on patients and their families, and the different approaches that can be used to help people with ongoing pain. The contributors are all leading nurse specialists in the field, and topics covered include the effects of nutrition on pain, massage, acupuncture and other complementary therapies, pain in older people and future developments. Learning points are included throughout the book.

This book explains the mechanisms that cause pain, the impact pain has on patients and their families, and the different approaches that can be used t...

Our 3-panel (6-page) guide jam-packed with information provides a detailed review of a key aspect of the nursing profession: assessment. A perfect resource for nursing students or those already in the field who want to brush up on their skills, this guide covers the key concepts, skills and techniques essential to effective nursing assessment. Each section features The Nurse Knows summary of critical points, set off graphically for easy reference. Tables and images further enhance the text."

Our 3-panel (6-page) guide jam-packed with information provides a detailed review of a key aspect of the nursing profession: assessment. A perf...

Nurses use and encounter technology in nearly every aspect of their profession. What does it mean to be technologically competent and caring as a nurse? How does technology support nursing work? How does it hinder nursing work? How can nurses care for their patients as technological advancements are introduced nearly every day? Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing: A Model for Practice provides insight and answers into how nurses can and must be both technologically competent and caring as they provide meaningful and essential nursing care. Locsins work is obviously guided by the...

Nurses use and encounter technology in nearly every aspect of their profession. What does it mean to be technologically competent and caring as a nurs...

The shortage of adequately prepared health professionals is the most significant threat to world health that we face. This book, a co--publication with The Carter Center, focuses on the training of health professional educators--both teachers and practitioners--in low--resource countries at different levels of technological and material sophistication.

This comprehensive book trains health educators and practitioners to improve their pedagogical skills and to increase the quality and numbers of health workers. It also assists physcians, nurses, health officers, medical lab...

The shortage of adequately prepared health professionals is the most significant threat to world health that we face. This book, a co--publication ...

Sleep medicine texts have been available for decades, but]...this is the first "Sleep Nursing" text to fill an important gap from a nursing perspective."--Nurse Education in Practice

This book is unique in that it examines sleep and sleep disorders from a nursing perspective...It is a valuable resource for academic nursing, as well as a relevant and useful companion for clinical nursing professionals." Score: 94, 4 stars.--Doody's Medical Reviews

This comprehensive volume presents the...

2011 AJN Book of the Year Winner in Gerontologic Nursing

Sleep medicine texts have been available for decades, but]...this is the fi...

Provides nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced practice providers with the clinical knowledge they need to practice adult-gerontology acute care effectively. Written in a quick-reference format, this system-based text describes the common conditions health care providers are likely to see in their acute care practice.

Provides nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced practice providers with the clinical knowledge they need to practice adult-gero...

Step-by-step videos demonstrate how to perform physical examinations Mosby's Nursing Video Skills: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 2nd Edition not only shows skills and techniques, but describes how to gather data and interpret findings. This DVD provides over five hours of video content with 15 programs on how to conduct a comprehensive physical exam for each body system and one comprehensive exam of the adult. What makes these videos even more valuable are embedded critical thinking exercises, narrated animations showing anatomic and physiologic processes, and...